smith. >> they found sean's body and pulled it out, but he was no longer responsive. they did not find the ambassador. >> back in washington, word spreads fast about the attack. defense secretary leon panetta and chairman of the joint chiefs of staff meet with president obama. what happened at the meeting? >> obviously, this is a very unusual event, and it has profound significance for the president and by this time, of course, everyone's thinking it is 9/11. >> 12:07 a.m. benghazi time, 6:07 p.m. washington, the state department sends an e-mail to the white house, pentagon and the fbi. it says the islamic military group has claimed credit. >> if there was any thought that this might have been a spontaneous uprising, well, this clearly put that to rest. >> three days before september 11, is a local libyan militia told the u.s. the security situation in benghazi was quickly deteriorating, warning the americans to decrease their presence. >> there may have been a lack of situational awareness. they may have not been able to identify which of the dozens of violent armed